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Aug 7, 2026
Why are socialism, marijuana, and original blockbusters ascendant? Where do "Western values" come from? Why do modern people torture ourselves with comparison and guilt?
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Jul 31, 2026
The smartest reasons to worry about the state of AI in an age of intense volatility—and my best attempt to explain why each of those worries might be wrong.
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May 18, 2026
Everybody knows about the decline in birthrates. Fewer people understand why—or just how significantly it could transform society in the next few decades.
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Apr 16, 2026
We seem to be moving from a period of demand scarcity (not enough customers) to supply scarcity (not enough compute).